Is Gun Control Racist?

“Knowledge is Power”, the old and infinitely wise adage goes. When it comes to arguing against the inherently racist history of gun control, you are going to need a lot of it, but it helps to have a list of books to read and reference along the way.

While I’m sharing a few of my favorites with you today, this is by no means a comprehensive list of all the books out there on the issue. And just because you’ve done your homework, that doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be able to persuade every gun grabber. However, you may inspire a few fence-sitters to think twice.

I frequently refer to the fact that prominent black figures in modern history have used their right to bear arms as a means of not only self-defense, but protection from a tyrannical government with immoral laws. From Martin Luther King Jr. applying for a concealed carry permit after his family was physically threatened to Malcom X and the Black Panthers exercising “open carry” in the California state capitol, or the closeted fact that the Ku Klux Klan began as a gun control group in an effort to restrict newly freed slaves from protecting themselves – there are no shortage of examples of how black people have turned to the Second Amendment throughout history.

The list below is a great reference point for those who wish to learn more. Dare I say, those who wish to be “armed with reason.”

Antonia Okafor is a law school bound, graduate student, Southwest Regional Director for Students for Concealed Carry and self-proclaimed "conservatarian" activist. When she's not pissing off libs on campus, you can find her pissing off libs as her county's, Republican Party precinct chair. As a former Democrat, Antonia has a personal mission to bring a unique and yet, still conservative perspective to the Republican Party.
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